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C95820 Bronze vs. C33500 Brass

Both C95820 bronze and C33500 brass are copper alloys. They have 64% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C95820 bronze and the bottom bar is C33500 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
100
Elongation at Break, % 15
3.0 to 28
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730
340 to 650
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
120 to 420

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 230
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
930
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1020
900
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 38
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.5
26
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
29

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
24
Density, g/cm3 8.3
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.5
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 56
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 380
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 86
8.0 to 160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 400
69 to 860
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.0
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
12 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
13 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25
11 to 22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 9.0 to 10
0
Copper (Cu), % 77.5 to 82.5
62 to 65
Iron (Fe), % 4.0 to 5.0
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.020
0.25 to 0.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 4.5 to 5.8
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.020
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
33.8 to 37.8
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4